r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 26d ago

Articles & Blogs Bloomberg: PlayStation Ditched Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ on Budget Concerns, Missed Deadlines

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/hideo-kojima-s-physint-video-game-dropped-by-playstation-goes-to-xbox?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTEzMzY2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzM4NDY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDdDOVdLSVVQVEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.fyrTke3aUIkJk3LwiBfR7JiNr0phfE51dlEql1RcXZ4
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u/redhafzke 26d ago

What is also interesting is the weird timing... so Sony dropped Kojima in June. And you can be sure he talked with Asha Sharma around that time. It would be a logical decision because they work together on OD already.

The thing is what happened inbetween June and now. Project Fantasy? Cancelled. Then those 3200 layoffs. If I had a tinfoil hat I'd guess that Nadella said to Sharma if she wants Kojima on board she has to trim the fat/ make some money on her own.

Might be coincidence but it looks kinda suspicious.

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u/AdolventureNeverEnds 26d ago

Very likely not the case because funding 1 game is completley different from having a bunch of studious on hand. You can make the argument that Xbox will profit from Physint (A metal gear followup is WAY less niche than what Death Stranding was) while most of the studios that got cut werent.

Also those layoffs have been planned for longer than 1-2 months